The Alaska courts have refused to confirm whether Palin was indeed called, saying the information is confidential; Palin apparently has a different view.

The former mayor of Wasilla, Palin would do her jury duty at the courthouse in nearby Palmer. There was a call for jurors there Tuesday, but Palin was that day in Iowa at the screening of a movie about her political life in Alaska. It is also possible she was called to serve on the Palmer grand jury, which is still meeting, but it appears to have also held meetings while she was gone.

Palin -- given her Facebook comment that she looked "forward to doing my part just like every other Alaskan" -- is unlikely to have chosen to miss any of those sessions. It is also conceivable that Palin was summoned to jury service by the U.S. District Court in Alaska, but it is far more liberal about who must report for that service. People can be excused from jury service, according to the federal court, "if you are the sole proprietor of a business."

Palin could easily make an argument she is the sole proprietor of "Sarah Palin Inc.," a money-making conglomerate active in books, videos, speaking engagements and national tours. She has yet to announce if, or when, she will resume the latter.